Top 8 Short Shadolin Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Shadolin fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
Same Stuff as Shardblades
by Elsecaller_in_Training
WIND AND TRUTH SPOILERS******I'M NOT MESSING AROUND******Kaladin is dead, as far as everyone on Roshar knows. Our boys know Stormblessed, though, and his 'dead' has never been the same as everyone else's.
The Return
by LeadMercury
15 years since Stormfall the Highstorm returns, and that means something different to each witness.
Freedom in the Frostlands
by Iberiss
Kaladin speaks the ancient oaths to protect his fellow slaves while travelling to the Shattered Plains. Looking to him as their new leader, Kaladin has to guide them to safety and their freedom only to instead cross paths with two shipwrecked lighteyed women. Ones who are desperate to get to the Sha
Three to Five Fools
by Meretrex
"That was where she had gone? To fetch Adolin storming Kholin?!"[RoW spoilers!]In Chapter 12 of Rhythm of War, Kaladin goes through an episode of anxiety and depression, during which Syl intervenes by fetching Adolin to drag him away and prevent him from harming himself. Adolin takes him to a Wineho
Unexpected Anniversaries
by The_Mxs_of_Many
It’s Adolin and Shallan’s 15th wedding anniversary. Their marriage has been rough, to put it lightly. Adolin is a stranger to his own wife, and he has to face the truth and ask Shallan once more to let him in or he’d let her go. But before he can confront her, Shallan rips the rug right from underne
Redemption Lies Plainly in Truth
by rykett
Veil approaches Kaladin during their Kholinar infiltration. Some things go according to plan. Others certainly do not. Things get messy as Veil and Shallan try to balance their separate identities and wants. Takes place during Oathbringer, branches off around Chapter 70 of it and progresses parallel
Tormenta y Luz
by Fia_Mgl
Astoria Kholin no solía ser descrita como la perfecta princesa Vorin, pero su inteligencia, determinación y belleza la hacían destacar de la manera correcta entre la nobleza alezi. Y aunque se promete no meterse en problemas para dejar la reputación de los Kholin intacta, la aparición de un spren mo
Kalech
by hoidmadeittoearth
A twelve-year-old Adolin Kholin realizes he might be bisexual. TW homophobia, internalized homophobia, internalized biphobia, INCLUDING SLURS
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Why Read Short Shadolin Fics?
Novella-length Shadolin fics — roughly 10,000 to 50,000 words — let writers fully develop a single AU, trope, or relationship beat without sprawling. Plenty of time for setup, payoff, and a satisfying ending; not so much time that you're juggling fifty bookmarks.
Great for trying a new author or testing whether you'll enjoy a sub-genre before diving into something longer.
About This List
This list of 8short Shadolin fanfics spans 117,116 total words. Kudos range from 4 on the newest entries to 364 on the most established. 50% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Mature (3 of 8 fics).
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